Whether or not to come to the celebration was debated by Lailani. She did not have much reason not to attend. Sure the young Hawaiian Scottish had other things she could have been doing such as reading or exploring Whitby. 

Unfortunately none of that was productive, at least in the eyes of her father. The man who she was so similar to in many ways such as their stubbornness at times made it clear to Lailani through writing that such an event would help her find a husband.  It was not necessarily the idea of finding a husband that pricked Lailani’s annoyance but the implications that came with becoming someones.. wife.

Still the raven haired royal ali’i decided to attend this event, not to look for a husband as her father would want but to simply be around others. Lailani wore a ivory silk satin two-piece dress that had asymmetrical bold sun ray and cloud pattern on the skirt of Japanese influence. Befitting Lailani as someone who enjoyed learning about the exotic world which of course included Japan. 

After having been properly announced, Lailani’s mind wondered to the random thought of whether their was a woman on the other side of the world who had just been announced as well. Seemingly senseless quick thoughts such as these were nothing new to Lailani’s active imagination. Fortunately when the lass had heard a relative of her’s being announced a smile of delight sprang up on the woman’s face as she promptly caught sight of Douglas whom she approached and greeted with a warm “Aloha Dougie” not caring about formality when it came to family.